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How Size Matters: The Shocking Truth About Cancer Risks for Medium-Sized Dogs
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How Size Matters: The Shocking Truth About Cancer Risks for Medium-Sized Dogs

Medium-sized dogs have a higher risk of developing cancer than the very largest or smallest breeds, according to a UC Riverside study. 

The study, published in the Royal Society Open Science, set out to test a model of how cancer begins. This model, called the multistage model, predicts that size is a risk factor for cancer. As it turns out, it is, but only when considering size variation within a single species. 

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